The competition for Auburn High School linebacker/safety prospect Rashaan Evans has been among the most heated battles in the 2014 recruiting cycle and now the race has been narrowed down to three finalists.

"It's down to Alabama, Auburn and UCLA," said Evans' father Alan Evans. "Georgia is no longer in the running as of now. Todd Grantham, who just left for Louisville, was recruiting Rashaan for Georgia and now that he's gone, I think there's just too much uncertainty about the direction Georgia will go now."

Evans, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound star rated as a five-star prospect by 247Sports, will now focus on his remaining three finalists, beginning this weekend with an official visit to Alabama.

"We'll be getting to Tuscaloosa on Friday afternoon and staying until Sunday morning," Alan said. "We've seen most of the facilities already so this visit for us is really about spending time with the coaches and the players and seeing whether the atmosphere at Alabama is what Rashaan wants to spend the next four years being a part of. We want to see if they can really be his family away from home."

Evans will visit Auburn the following weekend and plans on making his decision sometime between that visit and National Signing Day.

"Right now, we're really trying to hone in on the differences between these three schools and learn everything we can so we can make an informed decision. Another reason why we all thought it would be smart to wait this long to make a decision is to see if there are any coaching changes. Obviously, that happened at Georgia and it made a difference. If it happened at another school, it would probably have a similar impact on Rashaan's decision."

Evans is rated the No. 3 outside linebacker prospect in the nation by the 247Composite rankings.